I’ve designed, manufactured, written scheduled maintenance procedures both at the OEM and field service level. I

You're young, so your experience level is low.  

The main level I wanted to do allure ultra, but they don't have the shade I'm looking for so I'm searching for alternatives.If you guys feel carpet is a terrible idea please talk me out of it.

Between normal wear and tear on furniture, linens and such, I'd say that about evens out over time so that I'm not making anything on the clean, but probably not losing anything either.Once you've got a cleaner you love things get MUCH easier on your stress level.  I

I'm still shopping around and not sure about fees at this level. I

As long as the bottom level is not a floating slab, you can dig to until the building is sitting on bare rock and not affect its stability.

Those were in Detroit.. and I did not know what I did not know at the time.So on a Macro level I agree with that article if your talking about certain regions of the country.

As you say, the best way to get to this level is with fixer uppers, and even for those the pickings can be quite slim.If you're holding a significant amount of debt at variable rates, I'm curious if/how you are managing your exposure?

Everyone's situation, comfort level, and knowledge level is different so I'd suggest consulting with a CPA and a lawyer at a minimum about your certain situation to decide what method is best for you.

Another ratio in RE that, at the small investor level, is rather meaningless.